Best participation plugins for WordPress
The most popular participation plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. NarraFirma leads with 40+ active installs, ahead of Deferendum Community Links (fewer than 10) and UltimaTour Connect (fewer than 10). All 3 plugins tagged “participation” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 participation plugins
- 1.
NarraFirmaThe most installed participation plugin, with 40+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
- 2.Deferendum Community Links
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 3.
UltimaTour ConnectFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 3 months ago.
All 3 plugins tagged “participation”

NarraFirma
Down in the last 7 days:324#22,148by cfkurtz4 months ago
Participatory Narrative Inquiry in a box. Gather stories and make sense of challenges and opportunities in your community or organization.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Deferendum Community Links
Up in the last 7 days:9,284#58,136by deferendum27 days ago
Connect your WordPress community to its Deferendum group, concern or decision.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

UltimaTour Connect
Down in the last 7 days:12,937#64,513by tesystems3 months ago
Lightweight operator onboarding for UltimaTour Reviews.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day